(RTTNews) - United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC, 2303.TW), a semiconductor foundry, on Friday reported an increase in net sales for April 2026, from the prior year.
(RTTNews) - United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC, 2303.TW), a semiconductor foundry, on Friday reported an increase in net sales for April 2026, from the prior year.
Sony sold just 1.5 million PS5 consoles in its most recent fourth fiscal quarter, down 46 percent year-over-year. The slump in PS5 sales comes after Sony raised the price of its PS5 consoles twice over the past year, pushing the price of the regular PS5 from $499.99 all the way up to $649.99. Sony blamed "continued pressures in the global economic landscape," for the price hikes in March, amid an ...
Sony sold just 1.5 million PS5 consoles in its most recent fourth fiscal quarter, down 46 percent year-over-year. The slump in PS5 sales comes after Sony raised the price of its PS5 consoles twice over the past year, pushing the price of the regular PS5 from $499.99 all the way up to $649.99. Sony blamed "continued pressures in the global economic landscape," for the price hikes in March, amid an ongoing memory crisis and pressure from the war in Iran. Sony now forecasts that annual gaming revenue will drop six percent, but these forecasts could be impacted by ongoing memory costs. "We plan to base our PS5 hardware sales in FY26 on the volu … Read the full story at The Verge.
Malaysia’s nascent electric vehicle market may be decimated before it gets up to speed, as business experts warn of a sharp drop in demand and delay in the renewable energy transition if the government imposes strict price curbs on imported units from July, in a move to protect the country’s vehicle makers. The ministry of investment, trade and industry (Miti) on Wednesday announced that from July...
Malaysia’s nascent electric vehicle market may be decimated before it gets up to speed, as business experts warn of a sharp drop in demand and delay in the renewable energy transition if the government imposes strict price curbs on imported units from July, in a move to protect the country’s vehicle makers. The ministry of investment, trade and industry (Miti) on Wednesday announced that from July 1, it will only allow the sale of imported EVs that have a cost, insurance and freight (CIF) value...
For high-growth stocks, most investors' attention is being pulled toward artificial intelligence (AI) and space stocks. That's understandable, as AI's disruptive power is rattling through the market, and the SpaceX initial public offering is supposed to be inching closer. There is, however, another tech sector that is supposed to grow by leaps and bounds in the years ahead: robotaxis. One potentia...
For high-growth stocks, most investors' attention is being pulled toward artificial intelligence (AI) and space stocks. That's understandable, as AI's disruptive power is rattling through the market, and the SpaceX initial public offering is supposed to be inching closer. There is, however, another tech sector that is supposed to grow by leaps and bounds in the years ahead: robotaxis. One potential winner in that space is Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) , which just released its 2026 first-quarter earnings results on May 6. The stock price is climbing thanks to the report, but that robotaxi opportunity could ultimately be the long-term difference maker. Continue reading
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) has signed a 30 year offshore wind power purchase agreement tied to Northland Power's Hai Long project. The company plans to source 100% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2040, moving this goal forward by a decade. The agreement covers the full capacity of the Hai Long offshore wind project to support TSMC's long term power needs. For investo...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) has signed a 30 year offshore wind power purchase agreement tied to Northland Power's Hai Long project. The company plans to source 100% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2040, moving this goal forward by a decade. The agreement covers the full capacity of the Hai Long offshore wind project to support TSMC's long term power needs. For investors watching Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing at a share price of $414.15, this new agreement...
Earnings Call Insights: Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Q1 2026 Management view “Supported by these results, we're moving quickly to initiate the ZENITH-AD Phase III program in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis by July of this year.” (CEO, President & Director Howard W. Robin) “We expect to have the first data from the Phase III program in mid-2028 and this will support our goal of sub...
Earnings Call Insights: Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Q1 2026 Management view “Supported by these results, we're moving quickly to initiate the ZENITH-AD Phase III program in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis by July of this year.” (CEO, President & Director Howard W. Robin) “We expect to have the first data from the Phase III program in mid-2028 and this will support our goal of submitting a BLA in 2029.” (CEO, President & Director Robin) “In April, we announced positive 52-week top line results from the blinded treatment extension period in the Phase II REZOLVE-AA study.” (CEO, President & Director Robin) “We plan to initiate the Phase III program in alopecia areata in the first part of 2027 to add a second potential indication to Nektar's BLA submission for REZPEG.” (CEO, President & Director Robin) “Since year-end, we've raised approximately $783 million in net proceeds through 2 financings.” (CEO, President & Director Robin) “We ended the first quarter of 2026 with $731 million in cash and this does not include our April financing, which adds another $350 million to our balance sheet bringing total cash and investments today to over $1 billion.” (CEO, President & Director Robin) “We ended the first quarter of 2026 with $731.6 million in cash and investments with no debt on our balance sheet.” (Interim Chief Financial Officer Sandra Gardiner) Outlook “We expect to end 2026 with approximately $800 million to $825 million in cash and investments.” (Interim Chief Financial Officer Gardiner) “We do, however, expect R&D expense to increase on a quarterly basis in 2026 as these Phase III clinical studies are initiated.” (Interim Chief Financial Officer Gardiner) “Our planned registrational program called ZENITH-AD is expected to include 3 trials in total.” (Senior VP and Chief Research & Development Officer Jonathan Zalevsky) “We expect the first data readout from the Phase III program in the middle of 2028.” (Senior VP and Chief Research & Development O...
Christian Mueller-Glissmann, managing director for portfolio strategy and asset allocation at Goldman Sachs, discusses risk appetite amid US efforts to end the war in Iran. "A lot of the clients we speak to do very little in terms of taking a view on that conflict," Mueller-Glissmann tells Bloomberg Television. "They rather try to do tweaks and twists to the portfolio and focus on diversification....
Christian Mueller-Glissmann, managing director for portfolio strategy and asset allocation at Goldman Sachs, discusses risk appetite amid US efforts to end the war in Iran. "A lot of the clients we speak to do very little in terms of taking a view on that conflict," Mueller-Glissmann tells Bloomberg Television. "They rather try to do tweaks and twists to the portfolio and focus on diversification." (Source: Bloomberg)